Part A. Grammar Reported Speech

Direct speech
Reported speech
He said to me, “Stop talking!” He said to me, “Don’t touch it!”	He told me to stop talking. He told me not to touch it.

Exercise 4. Report what Mrs. Lane told her babysitter to do.

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   Don’t answer the door to anyone!
   
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   Phone me if there’s an emergency!
   
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   Don’t let the children eat any sweets!
   
4. 
   Send the children to bed at 9 o’clock!
   
5. 
   Give the children a bath before they go to bed!
   
6. 
   Don’t take the dog into the children’s bedroom!
   
7. 
   Close all the windows!
   
8. 
   Put the toys away in the cupboard
   

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Exercise 5. Turn from Direct into Reported speech.
1. "I've ordered a pizza for dinner," he said. .. He said that he had ordered a pizza for dinner..
2. "We must write a letter to our lawyer," she said.
3. "I will come tomorrow and fix the tap," the plumber said to them.
4. "This is the best holiday I've ever had," she said to her friend.
5. "Why did you say that to me?" she asked him................................
6. "Don't speak to your father like that," she said to them.
7. "Could you show me where the manager's office is?" he asked the secretary.
Exercise 6. Choose a reporting verb and turn the following from Direct into Reported speech.
1. "I think you should take more exercise," the doctor said to me.
The doctor advised me to take mor exercise......................................................
2. "I will not answer your questions," the actor said to him.
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3. "I really will phone this evening," he said.
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4. "Do you know where I've put my hat?" he said to her.
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5. "What have you bought me for Christmas?" the little boy said to his parents.
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6. "Go to your room now and do your homework," the mother said to her son.
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7. "You will be paid twice a month," her boss said.
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8. "Would you like me to drive you into town?" she said to me.
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9. "Let's go for a walk!" he said.
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10. "Please let me come with you," she said to her mother.
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11. "Let's play in the garden," Ted said.
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12. "The sun is bigger than the earth," Mary said to the children.
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13 "Don't go near the fire because it's dangerous," she said to Ben.
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14. "Let's have steak for dinner," said June.
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15. "I promise I'll write to you as soon as I arrive, Mary," said John.
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   "Please, don't shoot me!" he said to the robber.
   

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